The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26
GENERAL NEWS.

William Morrison, Of Eureka Springs.
Ark was hanged late Saturday afternoon
by a crowd OF his neighbors. who surrounded
the jail in wfmSSS he was lodged on charge
Of maltreating his w. Young daughters.
A fire broke out at o'crsek Yesterday
New York, In which a hundred horses gere
staDied Forty-elght Of them were burned 81
death. The building was occupied by
Fleischman's Vienna bakery.
James Shebe, 55 years old and an army
veteran, was disturbed Sunday night Ia his
sleep BY John Malone. aged p, who roomed
ABOVE MIN. Malone was walking the door
and refused TO discontinue his walking.
Yesterday morning, Shebe lay In walt far
Malsne, and as the latter left the house on
MS way to work. shot him probably fatally.
Shebc was arrested.
The Dominion authorities have adopted
quarantine regulations. iorbidding the Inn
p0rtation OF American cattle into Manitoba
except for breeding purposes.
The creditors Of lMaekay & Small. coffee
merchants OF New York, who suspended
lately, have agreed 10 accept seventy cents
ON dollar and the firm will resume busl-
ness.
Statistics show that the total value Of the
mineral products Of the nation have increas-
ed enormously since 1885.
a boy named Tullingport Folly shot him
sell at Putnam, Conn, yesterday, with a re-
volver with which he was playing.
Jewelry valued at Si0t1 was taken from
the house OF Joseph Heilbrein, at Nantas-
ket, BY burglars on Sunday evening. There
Is no clue to the thieves.
Thomas l.. Sheehan, Of Portsmouth, ". H.,
representative IN the present legislature,
died Sunday night. aged az years.
Alta special meeting Of theMayor and Alder
men In Concord yesterday forenoon the com
mittee, appointed several weeks ago 10 in
vestigate certain charges against the city
marshal and police, reported that the officers
are entitled TO all the fees collected by them
but diseountenanced having them continue
to receive portion Of the liquor fines.
David Carter, a colored laborer, employed
IN the Russell Paper Co., at Lawrence,
Mass, was drowned In Merrimac river last
evening.
Evangelist Mason, who wos forced 70 leave
Park Ridge, N. j., a couple Of weeks ago was
Sunday night The tough element was about
to commence operations when st was rumor-
cd that their proposed victim had escaped by
by the back door and gone across the held 10
2, place OF safety. The report was verified and
the crowd dispersed. 1t Is believed that harsh
treatment would have been accorded Mason
mad he fallen into the hands of the mob.
Anthony Broski, George. III. Phillips and
Edward Lowber were killed yesterday morn
Ing at Nantic0ke, Pa, by an explosion In
Number One Slope, In the Snsquehanna
Coal Company's mine. Other men were
slighly injured.
Thomas Kinsella, Jr., Of Stockbridge.
Mass, who shot his mother last March, has
been convicted OF manslanghter, and win be
sentenced today.
John Cannon, aged seven years. was run
over and killed by an Ice wagon In Worces-
ter, Mass, yesterday, and May Cummings
was run over and killed by passenger train.
Miss Rebecca Hunter. a prominent New
port lady, committed suicide last evening.
Dependency was the cause.
Eden Evans, aged 10, and Geo. s. Coffin.
aged u, were drowned at Worcester, Mass,
yesterday, while bathing.
William j. Hammond & Sons, Of Pittsburg,
Pa, iron manufacturers, whose mill was de-
stroyed about ten days ago by fire, are finan-
cially embarrassed. They have called a
meeting Of their creditors for next Thursday
Their embarrassment Is supposed to have
been caused by the fire, the loss being nearly
50 ),Cs1, while the insurance was less than
half Of that amount
The Volunteer win make trial trip today.
and the work Of stretching her sails viii be
completed.
A crazy man has arrived In Boston with
the story that he has murdered his daughter
in Liverpool. He gives the name OF John
Potts. and VIII be taken back to England.
Filemon Zelewski was arrested on board
the incoming steamer Champagne Saturday
night, charged with abscondlne with I5i. .T25
norins, equal to about $4,000 stolen from
the Austrian government
At Worcester, Mass, the Temperance
League have petitlOned the Board Of Alder.
men to revoke the licenses Of 3S liquOr deal
eers Tor alleged violations Of the provisions OF
the licenses.
The tenth annual meeting Of Unitarian
churches commences at Weirs, N. H., today
and continues one week.
A family named Cuddiby was evicted, yes
terday. from the Shaw Block In Fall River.
for nOn-payment of rent The block IS
owned by the Fall River Manufacturing
Company, and squad Of police hal 10 be
called out to preserve order.
1t Is stated that the Brotherhood OF Tel
egraphers Of the United States nave made q
proposition TO purchase tue lines OF the Bal
tmOre Il Ohio Telegraph Company The
price they offer Is S3,OOO,0Cl This Is said TO
be the exact amount offered by Gould. The
Brotherhood offer to pay s500.000 In cash ON
acceptance OF their proposition and the re-
naming s2.5OoOoo at the end Of six months.
Jas. Gorham and Mrs. Hewey, of Spring.
field, Mass, we're arrested at Cleveland.
Ohio, yesterday. charged with having eloped.
Edward Eastman. a noted housebreaker
wanted at Northampton, Mass, was arrested
at Freedom, n. H., yesterday.